Word: minimum
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Neither organization supports lay midwives. The World Health Organization and associated group standards for midwifery suggest a minimum of three years of special education, including at least one year of nursing. We wonder why California proposes a level of maternal care that WHO deems unacceptable for Nigeria, New Guinea or the Malagasy Republic...
After many jolts to the jaw, a setback on minimum wages...
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I realize that many of you are simply "shopping around," and may later decide that this column is not the "thing" for you, so I'll keep my remarks to the barest possible minimum...
...land-price explosion primarily is the result of simple scarcity: the best housing sites were built on long ago. Another important factor is restrictive zoning practices by communities that set aside less-than-generous land for new housing to begin with and then specify minimum lot sizes that force builders and home buyers to purchase more land than they may want or need. William Kennedy, president of the Homebuilders Association of Greater Chicago, traces the zoning restrictions to a "We've got ours, now close the door mentality" among people who already own houses. Their defense is that they want...
...levels of government?but chiefly local?that balloon builders' costs. A Rutgers University study of 2,000 builders concluded that "excessive" regulation of all kinds now accounts for $9,844, or almost 20%, of the price of a home that sells for $50,000. Many communities specify not only minimum lot sizes but also minimum house sizes; that is a sure way to keep out the lower income groups...